1982 | “The Royal Letter of The Century in The Eyes of Islam”
As yet, through its construction, the movement suffered continuous trials and tribulations. On December 27th, 1983, Imam was arrested (on false grounds!), following the publication of the unique number of as-Sobh [the Dawn] journal. In reality the genuine motive for his arrest was the leading article of the 10th issue of al-Jamā’a [the Movement] periodical in July 1982 under the title: “Words Should Be Followed by Deeds: The Royal Letter of The Century in The Eyes of Islam”, in which he criticized the late King Hassan II’s letter addressed to Arab leaders on the 15th centenary of the hegira.